Tool-holding means of food-machines.



J. & H. TRUST.

TOOL HOLDING MEANS OF FOOD MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY. Nil-- Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

JOSEPHINE TRUST AND HENRY TRUST, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOOL-HOLDING MEANS OF FOOD-MACHINES.

Application filed May 17, 1917.

. and HENRY Tntrsr, citizens of the United States, residing at boroughof Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tool-Holding Means ofFood-Machines, of which the following is aspecification reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

Our invention relates to improvements in beating and mixing machines andhas particular reference to and is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in its application to the tool or beater engaging means in amachine especially adapted for beating and mixing mayonnaise and variousother food products.

Referring 'to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates inperspective with parts broken away a machine embodying an application ofour invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view partly broken awayillustrating the clutch or beater holder mechanism.

3 indicates the base of the machine, and 4: the standard thereof whichpreferably comprises a suitable tube or pipe within which is secured asmaller tube or rod 5 which is screwed into the base 3 at one end andinto the bracket 6 at the other end, drawing the bracket and basetogether upon the outer tube or pipe 4- which may be provided with acollar such as 7.

Depending from the bracket 6 is a bracket 8 provided with offsets 9-10between which a carrier 11 may be secured upon the pin 12 so as to swinglaterally and may be provided with a hole to be engaged by a pin such as13 to secure the carrier in operative position.

14 indicates the top bracket of the machine which is provided with aspindle 15 having secured thereto the hand-whee], 16 and beveled gear 17which meshes with the beveled pinion 18 upon the spindle 19 which isprovided with the cross pin 20 adapted to pass through the slot. 21 intothe chuck or holder 22, said chuck or holder 22 being provided with acut-away portion 23 to receive the ledge 24 of the spring catch 25secured at the other end to the top bracket 14 by rivets or screws suchas 26.

27 indicates another spindle preferably forked at the top as indicatedat 28 to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lFeb. 5, timid.

Serial No. 169,170.

receive the pin 29 of the chuck 22, from which it will be seen that thechuck 22 is held upon the drive spindle 19 by the engaging catch 25 sothat when the tool spintile 27 is held in the chuck 22 the same isrotated thereby.

The base of the tool spindle is secured to the beater 30 comprising asuitable strap of material bent substantially as shown and preferablyprovided with a coil of wire such as 31 which strips the bottom and sideof the container 32, thereby heating or mixing the contents therein.This is retained by the spindle 33 secured within the holder 8-):provided with the. spider 35 held within the sleeve 36 retained upon thework spindle 27 by any suitable means such as the thumb screw 37, and 38indicates a pin or other suitable means for retaining the spider 35 inposition upon the carrier 11, said carrier also being preferablyprovided with binders such as 39-40 attached thereto by suitable meanssuch as the wing-nuts 4il-'l2.

. Of course it will be understood that various modifications may be madein the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from thespirit of the invention as claimed.

We claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, a driving spindle and chuck incombination therewith, means for retaining the chuck upon said spindle,engaging means upon said spindle, said chuck having a cut-away portionwithin which said engaging means is adapted to be seated.

2. In a machine of the class described, a

driving spindle and chuck in combination therewith, means for retainingthe chuck upon said spindle, engaging means upon said spindle, a cutaway in said chuck having a cutaway portion within which said engagingmeans is adapted to be seated, a tool spindle provided with a forked endand a pin within said chuck adapted to engage the forked end of saidtool spindle.

In testimony whereof we hereunto allix our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JOSEPHINE TRUST. HENRY TRUST. Witnesses:

ETHEL GARDNER, ANNA F. DUFFY.

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